Richard Liu, a Chinese billionaire accused of sexually assaulting a University of Minnesota student in August, will not face charges.
The office of Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman released a statement Friday that it did not find enough evidence to charge Liu of the assault.
“After a thorough investigation by the Minneapolis Police Department sex crimes unit and a meticulous review by four senior, sexual assault prosecutors, it was determined there were profound evidentiary problems which would have made it highly unlikely that any criminal charge could be proven beyond a reasonable doubt,” the statement reads.
Three months is not an unusual amount of time for the office to investigate a assault case, and was unrelated to Liu’s status as a wealthy businessman, according to the statement.
